Patents
US 10353838 B1: USB wireless cockpit dataloader
- Granted
- 2019-07-16
- Filed
- 2016-10-25 application 15333817
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for allowing pilots and aircraft maintenance personnel to load data used by aircraft avionics (including but not limited to, Map Data, charts, XM Radio configuration data, LRU (line replaceable unit)/LRM (line replaceable module) specific configuration data or LRU/LRM software updates), wirelessly through the use of a USB to Wireless data bridge. The methods and systems can reduce and eliminate use of a USB (universal serial bus) hard drive or ‘keys’ be carried around with different collections of cockpit data.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satcom Direct, Inc. 18 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bantoft | Oakville, CA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Vandewalle | Melbourne Village, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F13/385 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L12/40052 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 70457/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BALTIMORE, MD | 70392/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BANTOFT, KEN signed 2013-04-08 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. MELBOURNE, FL | 70373/66 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-03-01 | Name change Change of name | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. signed 2024-11-25 | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC MELBOURNE, FL | 70373/60 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-11-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BANTOFT, KEN signed 2016-11-04 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. MELBOURNE, FL | 40229/625 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-10-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VANDEWALLE, DAVID signed 2016-10-20 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. MELBOURNE, FL | 40121/779 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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